Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Gravitation

Question:

A planet moves around the sun. At a given point P, it is closed from the sun at a distance  d1 and has a speed v1 . At another point Q. when it is farthest from the sun at a distance d2, its speed will be : 

Options:

\(\frac{d^2_1 v_1}{d^2_2}\)

\(\frac{d_2 v_1}{d_1}\)

\(\frac{d_1 v_1}{d_2}\)

\(\frac{d^2_2 v_1}{d_1}\)

Correct Answer:

\(\frac{d_1 v_1}{d_2}\)

Explanation:

According to law of conservation of angular momentum :

\(m v_1 d_1 = m v_2 d_2\)

\(v_2 = \frac{d_1 v_1}{d_2}\)